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‘Waria’: Mentally ill by nature or nurture?
Opinion 6 years ago

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‘Waria’: Mentally ill by nature or nurture?

Sexual identity is not a mental illness, but the lack of sociocultural and institutional support for trans-people is causing psychological harm to many.
'Yes, I Can': University-backed program gives transpeople leg up in job market
City 6 years ago

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'Yes, I Can': University-backed program gives transpeople leg up in job market

Started in August 2017, the Yes! I Can program aims to empower transgender people, sex workers and street children in the job market.
Resilient busybodies
Editorial 6 years ago

Resilient busybodies

The draft “family resilience” bill echoes parts of the Marriage Law and seeks to allow the state to have greater authority in conjugal affairs.
North Sulawesi church hosts discussion on LGBT support
National 6 years ago

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North Sulawesi church hosts discussion on LGBT support

"Please accept us, as we are looking for God just like you."
Rejecting homophobic pseudoscience
Opinion 6 years ago

Rejecting homophobic pseudoscience

There are many problems with using the idea of neuroplasticity to assert that LGBT people can simply stop being LGBT.
'Anti-sexual deviance propaganda' bill mysteriously on priority list
National 6 years ago

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'Anti-sexual deviance propaganda' bill mysteriously on priority list

No one in the House seems to know who proposed the bill, despite it being listed in the official 2019-2024 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas).
No link between crimes, sexual orientation: Post-Reynhard anti-LGBT sentiment condemned
National 6 years ago

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No link between crimes, sexual orientation: Post-Reynhard anti-LGBT sentiment condemned

A 2019 report by LGBT rights organization Arus Pelangi showed that between January and February 2018, 45 statements containing hate speech against the LGBT community were expressed by executive and legislative officials, law enforcers and public figures.
Depok mayor calls for more anti-LGBT raids in wake of Reynhard Sinaga case
City 6 years ago

Depok mayor calls for more anti-LGBT raids in wake of Reynhard Sinaga case

The Depok administration reacts to the Reynhard Sinaga case.
Reynhard Sinaga and our responsibilities
Opinion 6 years ago

Reynhard Sinaga and our responsibilities

Many comments also condemn his sexual orientation, as if it were not the rape itself that were the problem, but his sexual orientation.
Trials of fiction: We lose the battle again
Opinion 6 years ago

Trials of fiction: We lose the battle again

Like the trial from decades ago, the Suara USU trial is not so much about legal reasoning. It’s about interpretation of the short story in question; whether the story is pornography or not, promoting LGBT or not.
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